Egypt vs Guyana: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Egypt
14.5%
in 2024
Guyana
14.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
73rd
Guyana rank
72nd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Egypt
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 14.7% against 14.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 73rd and Guyana ranks 72nd of 198 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 2.8% | 4.9% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 4.4% | 6.5% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 7.0% | 6.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.4% | 3.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.7% | 0.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Egypt or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 14.7% against 14.5% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Egypt and Guyana?
- 0.2%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guyana?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Guyana rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Egypt ranks 73rd and Guyana ranks 72nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.